Estimating the potential impact of global research on neglected tropical diseases on population-level indicators of health access, sanitation, and research capacity.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis · 2026 · PMC13218535 · PMID 42166491

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However, a surprising and concerning pattern was observed with access to basic sanitation services, where each NTDs publication was associated with a small but significant reduction in access in HICs and UMICs, while only LMICs showed a positive trend.

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